Mountain Hawks officially into postseason tourney

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – With its 13-6 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon coupled with Lafayette’s loss to Colgate in Hamilton on the same day, Lehigh has officially clinched its second straight berth in the Patriot League Tournament. This year’s tourney is scheduled to take place on April 28 and 30 at a site still to be determined.

Navy, Army and Colgate are the other three schools who will join Lehigh in the postseason party, with seedings and the site still to be determined after this week’s league action. Navy has finished its league schedule with a 5-1 record, while Colgate (4-1) will take on Bucknell this Saturday. Army (3-2) plays host to Holy Cross on Tuesday evening in West Point in another game with large implications. Possible seeding scenarios for the upcoming tournament are listed below.

Lehigh, 3-2 in Patriot League play, will be back in action when the Mountain Hawks travel to take on archrival Lafayette on Friday evening in Easton. Lehigh has never lost to the Leopards under head coach Chris Wakely, owning a perfect 4-0 mark under its head man. The Brown and White can secure its best league record since 1999 with a win on Friday evening. That season the Mountain Hawks were 4-1 in league competition. Game time for Friday is set for 7:00.

Lehigh Tiebreaker Scenarios

- Three-way tie with Army and Colgate (All Teams 4-2); Colgate loses, Army and Lehigh win this week

Colgate clinches second based on second tiebreaker – record vs. league opponents starting at top (Defeated Navy on 3/18)

Lehigh clinches the third seed based on first tiebreaker – head-to-head record (Lehigh W on 3/4)

- Two-way tie with Army (Both teams 4-2); Colgate and Lehigh lose, Army wins this week

Army clinches second based on first tiebreaker – head-to-head record (Army W over Colgate on 3/25)

Lehigh would be the fourth seed, Colgate the third seed

- Three-way tie with Army and Bucknell (All teams 3-3); Army and Lehigh lose, Bucknell wins vs. Colgate this week

Bucknell eliminated based on first tiebreaker of record vs. tied teams (0-2)

Army clinches third based on sport specific tiebreaker – record vs. common opponents (Army 1-1 vs. Stony Brook and Cornell; Lehigh 0-2)

Lehigh would be the fourth seed, Navy the one seed and Colgate the second seed

- Two-way tie with Army (Both teams 3-3); Army, Lehigh and Bucknell all lose this week

Lehigh clinches third seed based on first tiebreaker – head-to-head record (Lehigh W on 3/4)

Colgate would be the one seed, Navy would be the two seed and Army would be the four seed

- Two-way tie with Bucknell (Both teams 3-3); Army loses, Lehigh and Bucknell win this week

Lehigh clinches third seed based on first tiebreaker – head-to-head record (Lehigh W on 4/1)

Navy would be the one seed, Colgate would be the two seed, and Army would be the four seed

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